A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for the establishment of a program to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances; to provide for definitions; to require dispensers to submit certain information regarding the dispensing of such controlled substances; to provide for the confidentiality of submitted information except under certain circumstances; to provide for the establishment of an Electronic Database Review Advisory Committee; to provide for its membership, duties, and organization; to provide for the establishment of rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Jul/01/2011 - Effective Date

May/13/2011 - Act 229

May/13/2011 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

Apr/19/2011 - Senate Sent to Governor

Apr/14/2011 - House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

Apr/14/2011 - Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended

Mar/31/2011 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/31/2011 - House Third Readers

Mar/30/2011 - House Postponed

Mar/28/2011 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/28/2011 - House Second Readers

Feb/24/2011 - House First Readers

Feb/23/2011 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Feb/23/2011 - Senate Third Read

Feb/22/2011 - Senate Read Second Time

Feb/17/2011 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/01/2011 - Senate Read and Referred

Jan/31/2011 - Senate Hopper

Footnotes

3/30/2011 Postponed until 3/31/2011; 3/31/2011 Modified Structured Rule; 4/14/2011 Senate agrees to House substitute as amended; 4/14/2011 House agrees to Senate amendment to House substitute